The Advocates 2024: Poet and activist Dr. Cheryl Clarke
The lesbian poet, essayist, scholar, and educator's career and activism have been going strong for over four decades.
June 27, 2024
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Point Foundation Creates Clementi Scholarship
It recalls the Rutgers University student who took his own life last year because of antigay bullying on campus.
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Did Your School Make The List of Top LGBT Colleges?
Campus Pride's annual index of LGBT-friendly colleges and universities has expanded this year to show the improvements of more schools across the country.
August 15, 2014
A bridge, a split rail fence, a high school bathroom, and skin all raw
Jane Clementi and Judy Shepard talk about the pain of losing an LGBTQ+ child in the wake of Nex Benedict’s tragic death
March 18, 2024
Out Lawmakers Reintroduce Anti-Bullying Bill to Honor Tyler Clementi
Clementi died by suicide in 2010 after experiencing homophobic bullying from his roommate and another college student.
September 23, 2021
Photographer Mike Ruiz's newest project showcases LGBTQ+ success through portraits
Photographer Mike Ruiz is celebrating the success stories of the nation's largest LGBTQ+ homeless shelter, the Ali Forney Center.
June 27, 2024
We 55 respectfully disagree
In an "open letter" to The Advocate and to LGBT people everywhere, more than four dozen prominent activists of color take issue with Jasmyne Cannick's commentary calling for LGBT equality to take priority over rights for illegal immigrants. Quoting Audre Lorde, they remind us, "There is no hierarchy of oppression."
April 11, 2006
Rachel Levine receives honorary degree from Rutgers
The trailblazing trans doctor and advocate recieved an honorary science doctorate from Rutgers.
May 7, 2024
'Parents' Rights' movements forget families have the right to read LGBTQ+ books
As book bans targeting LGBTQ+ and diverse communities rise in the United States, there is an urgent call for advocacy to keep books that promote understanding, empathy, and self-acceptance accessible.
April 17, 2024
Tyler Clementi's Parents Denounce Overturn of N.Y. Cyberbullying Law
Following a decision striking down a New York anti-cyberbullying law, Tyler Clementi's parents demand that courts remember who Internet aggression harms the most: teens and young adults.
July 4, 2014
A New Bill Aims to End the Harassment Of LGBTQ Students
Openly LGBTQ politicians Tammy Baldwin, Mark Pocan join Patty Murray to re-introduce new cyberbullying legislation in Congress named after Tyler Clementi.
May 16, 2019
LGBT Ally Sen. Frank Lautenberg Dead at 89
The New Jersey Democrat had a long history of supporting LGBT equality in myriad ways.
June 3, 2013